Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Buys 115,773 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1,819.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 122,135 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 115,773 shares during the period. Vanguard Utilities ETF comprises about 0.8% of Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $22,600,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $48,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter worth $51,000. Finally, Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 284.1% in the third quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $195.91 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $8.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $168.84 and a one year high of $206.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $199.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.87.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Profile

Vanguard Utilities ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded class of shares issued by Vanguard Utilities Index Fund. The Fund tracks the performance of Morgan Stanley Capital International United States Investable Market Utilities Index, an index made up of stocks of large, medium-size and small United States companies in the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.